1964 in Chile explained

The following lists events that happened during 1964 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile

Jorge Alessandri (until 3 November), Eduardo Frei Montalva

Events

February

• 14-23 February - the fifth version of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival is held.
• 19 February - the andacollo tragedy occurs, in which 7 miners were buried alive in the flor de té copper mine. later they would be rescued with the help of relatives and miners in the area.

March

• 2 March - a power cut of 9 hours and 36 minutes affects the northern part of the country, between the cities of Iquique and Copiapó.

August

• 4 August - through decree 2244 of 1964 of the ministry of justice, Rugby in chile takes legal personality.

September

• 4 September – is carried out the Chilean presidential election, 1964, giving Eduardo Frei Montalva as the winner with 1,409,012 votes.

November

• 3 November - Eduardo Frei Montalva assumes as president of the country for the period from November 3, 1964 to November 3, 1970.

Births

• 2 March – Jaime Pizarro^[1]
• 12 March – Esteban Valenzuela^[2]
• 17 April – Luis Pérez Muñoz
• 24 May – Álvaro Rudolphy
• 14 November – Carlos Chandía
• 27 November – Rubén Martínez (footballer)
• 6 December – Jorge González (musician)

Deaths

• date unknown – Guillermo Subiabre (b. 1903)
• 8 March – Enrique Molina Garmendia (b. 1871)
• 26 June – Eberardo Villalobos (b. 1908)

References

1. News: ¿Quién es Jaime Pizarro? Conozca al nuevo ministro de Deportes. Sofía. Meier Améstica. LaTribuna.cl. 11 March 2023. 8 February 2024. es.
2. News: Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek. Library of the National Congress of Chile. 8 February 2024. es.